Wanderer

by the river
he looks         lost

his face appears ancient
in rumination
under the sycamores’
embracing shade

thinks he might see
God

he meets no God
in this heaven
of sacred groves just the          rippling         river
rushing over stones
and pebbles 
as if it has 
somewhere to go 
and cannot wait 

he stands still
and          contemplates . . .


©Neetu Malik


Some of Neetu’s Books


Author Bio
Author Bio
Born in India, Neetu has lived in Austria, England, and Canada before settling in the Eastern USA in 1994. Neetu’s eclectic work reflects her diverse background as she explores the joy and darkness of the human condition in poems and stories noteworthy for their intensity in brief span. Her poetry is published in journals and Anthologies from Australia, USA, UK, and India. Her poem, “Soaring Flames”, was awarded First-Place by the NY Literary Magazine (2017). She has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2019 for her poem “Sacred Figs” published by Kallisto Gaia Press in their Ocotillo Review in May, 2018.
  • Mother’s Mantle by Neetu

    She wraps her child
    in the old, soft mantle

  • Daylight Truth by Neetu

    soft murmurs in the dark
    don’t enlighten me
    they leave me fumbling
    for something real to grasp

  • Rolling Luck

    The marbles roll
    on a patch of dirt–
    colored transparencies
    shine in the afternoon sun.

  • Resilience

    I carve a piece of blue sky
    for the dark days ahead

  • Shadows

    ong      shadows

    the afternoon    s t r e t c h e s   us

    on the sidewalks

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Born in India, Neetu has lived in Austria, England, and Canada before settling in the Eastern USA in 1994. Neetu’s eclectic work reflects her diverse background as she explores the joy and darkness of the human condition in poems and stories noteworthy for their intensity in brief span. Her poetry is published in journals and Anthologies from Australia, USA, UK, and India. Her poem, “Soaring Flames”, was awarded First-Place by the NY Literary Magazine (2017). She has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2019 for her poem “Sacred Figs” published by Kallisto Gaia Press in their Ocotillo Review in May, 2018.

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